Chapter 21: Broken Strings (2)

Chapter 21: Broken Strings (2)

"Mom?"

"....."

"Little Ner we are going. Come and pack your things. Here, my congratulatory gift." Mare said and reach out a ring.

'Affinity rings!'

Of course, he knows what ring is this but he asked her mother confusedly.

"Mom? What is this?" He asked.

"It is used to store things son. Though, it's just the most ordinary. Just take it." Mare said then continued...

"Oh!" She remembered something...

"Uhmm. I'm sorry son you still can't use it for now. When you awaken your affinity can do open it. I'll do the storing first. Okay?" She said with care.

"Okay, mom."

"Now wait for me outside."

....

While thinking...

'I do feel something odd today, something is wrong today! Is it today? Oh no! My... my mother is going to be killed today! But I don't remember today is that day! I know my Mom since my mother went away that morning she was chased and knock me out. And the only thing I can remember is how both of them brutally killed! Does this mean my mom and dad will die again and saved me again?"

He felt his going to cry out of rage.

But he stopped panicking and calmed down.

"I must know the reason why! What must be the reason they want to kill us so much! Maybe....maybe that stone of mine? No way I can only see it for my self and that old man who showed up!"

"But how can I pick out that in my head. It is in my head or something... arghhh!!! I don't know where that stone might appear..."

He's thought seems to rage again and feel the murder and killing.

Like an assassin, they had no feelings but his past remained intact.

"A once Slaughterer! Will once be a Slaughterer!"

But then... Hundreds of men suddenly showed up!

'This is it... It's them!'

When more and more tattoed men showed up he can feel the air of killing and animosity!

'This!'

He's scared from head to toe. He can't move from the pains of his past.

All of this tattoed men look at him with a dirty glare.

Like a chick to be a prick by a butcher.

And he cried...not their glare or looks but the past event. He can't stand it!

"HAHAHHAAHAAHAAHHAHA."

It doesn't look like a cry but in agony. He seems lunatic.

"Mom!!!!!!!!!" He shouted but no to avail.

"Mom!!!!!!!! Save me please...." He shouted for mercy.

....

"Sigh... We must leave here before that beast finds us" She said.

After storing little Ner clothes, etc.

She heard a loud cry which doesn't seem like calling but a cry!

Crying and....? A child!?

"MOM!" A little voice shouted with a loud cry.

"No that's little Ner!"

"Mom!!! Please save me!!!"

'No...!'

She can hear the loud moans of her child crying. And she can't express what cry what made him like that.

And she felt scared. She was scared of losing. Her motherly instincts told her!

Then she activated the black stone.

Her dress from brown ash crop top changed or so transformed into a black gown.

Black glowing lines started to appear around her.

Her hair changed. From silver to black.

It looks like a mixture of black and silver colours.

Her gown was aligned fitted. A body which seems to capture you. It's not because of her gown but her eyes...

"Silver eyes with black iris!"

After she transformed. She vanished instantly moving too little Ner location.

"I'm here son. It's okay. Don't cry. Your mama is here. Don't worry."

She suddenly appeared behind little Ner and deeply consoled her.

And she looked at the guys.

'They're not those beasts!' She thought fastly.

"YOU GUYS!!! WHO SENT YOU? WHY ARE YOU HERE? DIDN'T YOU CAN COME WITHOUT SCARING MY CHILD. DO YOU EVEN HAD SOME CONSIDERATIONS???." She said to the group of Tattoed Cultivators.

"Humph? It seems you don't know what's best for you Mira!" A guy in nobility suddenly popped up with a silver line in red gown mysteriously.

"Whose Mira you're talking about? I'm Mare! 12th daughter of the King, Mare Arc!" She blunted those words without even hinting a scare from her face.

"Hahahhahha! My... My... Mira, my lovely Mira. How can you be so be degraded like that? You even followed that vegetative guy. He's dead you know? I don't even know what's wrong with us Mira? Why did YOU CHOOSE HIM! And you even used me!" He shouted playing off as the good guy. Then he continued...

"I know you have that stone of yours, so? So..Do you want to escape again? Escape to me? Hahaha... Since your now a widow.. hmmm... your body still looked gorgeous even having that piece of trash." He said without humility and pointing at the trash.

He's referring that Trash as little Ner.

"Why do I even CHOOSE you? Did I even love you or make some promises that I would marry you? I also had my choices. You're just a man of no dignity! Why did I even follow him then fall for him? Because "He's different!" He changed my life! He is no guy! He's a man who sacrificed everything. Then, did you even make me no choices at that time? You want me to marry you without my consent? You wretch! You also want to kill my father! And also Yes, I used you!! Because I don't feel you're sincerity you only want my body? Are you, V' Ren? You ruined the happy life I had now. My husband and yet today you're going to kill us? My son? Do you feel shame?! To make me suffer like this that's it?" She said full of anger and disdain.

Then she continued...

"V'Ren did you even remember those promises? We promised?"

She said without stopping.

"That promise? Of course, how can I? Isn't just me but even Drak were there? We promised to the three of us." He remembered what happened those days.

"V'Ren what is your dream?" The cute little Mira asked.

"I want to be the GREATEST... And the STRONGEST existence ever! Just what my grandfather told me! They were strong and fight so awesome. They also fly!" He replied energetically.

"Then why do you want to become strong V'Ren?" She asked curiously.

"To protect you... I mean to protect Drak and you, Mira." He said bashfully.

"Then can you promise me to become that strong so you can protect me and Drak?" She said.

"Of course I'm going to. In the future, I can see myself protecting Mira and Brother Drak from those scums!" He said with full of pride.

And also Drak made some promises together with Mira. They're going to become strong! And travel around the world!

And be the next EXISTENCE ever!

.....

After that, he looked at the sky full of hope.

An eye with deep meaning.

And he talked,

"Since I promised to become strong and after we got our affinities I lost my contact with the three of you. I cultivated like no ends. It is because of that promise, Mira!" He said.

He a man full of pride with a hint of protection.

He continued...

"Mira, Since I am one step away from being an existence you can sit beside me and warm the bed. Mira, I can prove my worth to you Mira and you'll be mine!!! HAHHAHAHAAHAAH!" He changed his way of talking and talked sarcastically.

He looked like a guy with no shame. An eye-full of lust and egoistic dream.

"Now Mira... Give me that black stone. I need it to become the next Existence. If I can become then you'll be mine Mira hahahhaaha.."

"No! Are you out of your mind V'Ren! How can you be like that? Why did you turn out like these, not like Drak!?" She confronted him.

"You made me this Mira! This is everything for you, Mira! Ha hah hah!" He laughed evilly.

"Capture her!"

He ordered the bunch of soldiers with the cultivation of pseudo core Cultivators below.

The tattoed soldiers surrounded the mother and son.

They were mixed in Ice affinity, Magma affinity, Terra affinity, and Ferro affinity.

"So you will capture us, huh?! Still... We can escape here easily!"

She moved and hugged her son. Her armament started to glow with black and silver lines.

"The reason to call Power, Shadow Teleportation!" She chanted. But then.....

"Hahahhahha" V'Ren laugh evilly.

"Do you know what is this stone? Mira?" He asks.

"...."

Note: Drak is the Father of Mirae. Mira or Mare is the same person. Drak named her daughter Mirae because of her, Mira. Okay? The three of them were childhood friend. And V'Ren is the guy in 2nd seat.

To be continued…..

Satou, D.